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I'm beginning to wonder if Funimation hasn't made an investment in FujiTV to produce Noitamina shows. With the current spring crop of shows, we've seen FujiTV expand Noitamina to an hour and begin simulcasted episodes via Funi. Late last year Funi announced it would invest directly in the production of anime shows, though at the time the list appeared limited to childrens' shows. Still after having licensed Eden of the East, and this simulcasting deal, it looks to me like Funimation has decided to throw some bucks in Fuji's direction.

I generally liked it, I watched it twice actually. Not like I liked it THAT much but to get used to it.

The graphics are excellent and characters interesting (Akashi-san is really charming IMHO). Only problem I have is why Yuuasa (or whomever) decided to have (Watashi) reading the narration faster than he if he was an auction MCee.

BTW funi already subbed it and is up on its website so it should be in Current Series now.

Sold on the first episode, easily. I'm all for the story set-up, and the visuals are classic Masaki Yuasa. Super adorable Maaya Sakamoto role is perfect. Sure i knew it was her voicing Akashi before she even spoke, though just one look at her appearance, and you could tell she was Sakamoto material. :3

I have a bit of the problem with the dialogue being a bit to fast to keep up with the imagery, though then again it's not that much of a problem. Just something that i'm going to meet noticing if it keeps up for future episodes.

OP is pretty fun, though part of me prefers the ED.

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Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

Anyone know what other groups are subbing?

Funi official subs, meaning talk about other subs aren't allowed in this thread.

Holy shit I'm surprised my brain didn't fucking explode after the first three and a half minutes. I can't even speak my native language that fast...

And... Madhouse? First thing that came to mind for me was a trippy mixture of Studio 4°C's Eternal Family and one of those episodes from Sweat Punch rather than a Madhouse animation. I guess Masaaki Yuasa got his way though, which is to be expected the director of Kaiba and animation producer of Cat Soup.

Bloody hell, fast dialogues are fast. I feel like there were more lines in this episode than everything I've watched throughout the week. I'm impressed by the main character's seiyuu.

Very good first episode. I'm enjoying the visual art style that's a little more conventional than usual for Yuasa, though still very original compared to most anime. The characters were also enjoyable, and the story is shaping up to be interesting. I'm not sure what to make of the end of the episode, with the time rewind. I think we're going to see his past in the next episodes but... He didn't die, did he?

I'm not sure what to make of the end of the episode, with the time rewind. I think we're going to see his past in the next episodes but... He didn't die, did he?

He fell into a flash flood. The river has been widened carefully to ensure it doesn't enter the city, but when it rains all those mountains around Kyoto feed into it, and it turns into ten feet of raging water that could sweep you miles downstream even if you know how to swim. People do die in it regularly.

I'm guessing the show's going to follow a Groundhog Day deal, with each episode resetting to the club selection, and seeing how things turn out differently.

I'm not sure what to make of the end of the episode, with the time rewind. I think we're going to see his past in the next episodes but... He didn't die, did he?

Spoiler for episode 1:

I think we'll have a timeslip of 2 years according to the end. He'll be back at that time which he had to choose a circle and he'll make new choices in order to have a different life (he says that he would have spent differently his last 2 years if he had chosen a different circle).

Great episode indeed with these specific visuals and creative things as expected from Yuasa.
And as Maaya Sakamoto fan, I'm completely satisfied this spring with this role and Nino's voice from Arakawa under the Bridge

I'm guessing the show's going to follow a Groundhog Day deal, with each episode resetting to the club selection, and seeing how things turn out differently.

That does seem a plausible theory, based upon clues in the first episode, and also taking Mind Game into account, although I'm guessing things don't turn out that different, because he seems to be ignoring his own participation in everything that happened.

Ouch, noitaminA. Weirder series aren't working out too good for you (Kuuchuu Buranko did badly too).

Kuuchuu Buranko didn't bode well with me either, but only because I didn't like real shots of human that particular anime.

Episode 1 was really funny. I love the character interactions and the small things (like the God went and called someone after he asked him to go through with the decision). There isn't much to comment on the actual story right now, but like the other noitaminA show this season, the characters are very fun to watch.

I wasn't going to watch this because of the character design (can't help it, human nature just goes against weird looking things), but I always give it shot anyway and I fell in love with it just like all the other ones that I thought they looked weird (ex: One Piece). Really the plot didn't really progress much beyond laying the basic groundwork, but the face pace talking gave me an insane feeling of pacing that I found very enjoyable and even a bit intense like I was watching an action show.

Shame that this has such a low rating, the directing is wonderful and captivating. Thought immersion is wonderful storytelling if done correctly.